{"url":"/long-beach/ymca-of-greater-long-beach-los-altos","provider":{"id":"ymca-of-greater-long-beach","name":"YMCA of Greater Long Beach","kind":"organization","about":"The YMCA for Long Beach and nearby cities. Its licensed before- and after-school childcare runs at Y branches, youth centers and schools, with vans from dozens of Long Beach Unified elementary schools; it also runs youth sports and swim lessons.","website":"https://www.lbymca.org","phone":"(562) 279-1700","email":null,"instagram":"ymcalb","founded":null,"credentials":["Vendored with Harbor Regional Center"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"los-altos","name":"Los Altos Family YMCA","street":"1720 N Bellflower Blvd","unit":null,"city":"long-beach","zip":"90815","neighborhood":"Los Altos","coords":[-118.12354,33.787392],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"day-camp","type":"camp","name":"Day Camp","summary":"Summer day camps for TK-8th grade at Fairfield, Wrigley Youth Center, Lakewood (Riley Elementary) and Los Altos, with specialty camps and counselor-in-training.","description":"Traditional and specialty camps. Los Altos runs traditional camp for K-5, an All-In-Adventure camp for grades 6-8 and specialty camps for grades 1-8. A fifth day camp in Bellflower is outside the cities on this site. Summer dates, prices and hours are not posted yet.","categories":["outdoors","sports"],"ages":{"min":4,"max":13},"grades":{"min":-1,"max":8},"format":"in-person","registration":{"url":"https://www.lbymca.org/daycamp","status":"soon"},"camp":{"day":"full","seasons":["summer"],"sessions":[]},"source":{"url":"https://www.lbymca.org/programs/child-care/day-camp","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"traits":{"intensity":"playful","structure":"mixed","competition":"none","goals":["fun","social","independence","leadership"],"setting":"both","commitment":"short","gender":"all","feel":"Traditional summer day camps for TK to 8th grade at several Y sites, with specialty camps such as robotics, mini chefs and iMovie, and a counselor-in-training track for teens.","topics":["robotics","cooking","imovie","counselor-in-training","ymca"]}},{"id":"before-and-after-school","type":"afterschool","name":"Before & After School Childcare","summary":"Licensed after-school care from dismissal to 6pm with homework help, reading, arts and crafts and outdoor play, plus a snack and supper; morning care too.","description":"For kindergarten to 8th grade (at least 4 years 9 months old on the first day). Follows the Long Beach Unified calendar, with day camp on most school breaks. Rates include van transportation. Register online, then complete forms by email.","categories":["homework-help","art","reading-writing"],"ages":{"min":5,"max":13},"grades":{"min":0,"max":8},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":569,"max":680,"unit":"month","note":"After-school only, at the Lakewood and Los Altos sites; members pay less. Plus a registration fee. Financial assistance available."},"financialAid":true,"registration":{"url":"https://www.lbymca.org/programs/child-care/after-school","status":"open"},"afterschool":{"care":true,"term":{"name":"2026-27 school year","start":"2026-09-01","end":"2027-06-10"},"meetings":[{"location":"los-altos","days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"]}],"pickup":"Vans from many LBUSD schools. Fairfield: Addams, Barton, Bret Harte, Colin Powell, Dooley, Grant, Lindbergh, Lindsey. Wrigley: Alvarado, Birney, Bobbie Smith, Garfield, Jackie Robinson, Lafayette, Longfellow, Los Cerritos, Muir, Hughes, Signal Hill. Los Altos: Bixby, Bryant, Burbank, Emerson, Fremont, Jefferson, Kettering, Lowell, Mann, Naples, Prisk, Rogers, Stanford, Tincher. Gompers: about 20 East Long Beach and Lakewood schools."},"traits":{"intensity":"playful","structure":"mixed","competition":"none","goals":["social","fun","skills"],"setting":"both","commitment":"ongoing","gender":"all","includes":["snacks","transport"],"feel":"Licensed before- and after-school care: vans bring kids from their schools for homework help, reading, arts and crafts and outdoor play, with a snack and supper before pickup.","offers":["before-care"],"topics":["reading","arts-and-crafts","outdoor-play"]}},{"id":"before-after-school","type":"childcare","name":"Before and after school childcare","summary":"YMCA before and after school childcare serving Long Beach elementary schools near the Los Altos Family YMCA, including Gant.","description":"Before and after school childcare run by the Los Altos Family YMCA in Long Beach. The Y lists the schools this program serves: Burbank, Emerson, Jefferson, Mann, Rogers, Bixby, Fremont, Kettering, Naples, Stanford, Bryant, Gant, Lowell, Prisk and Tincher. The YMCA says staff provide learning experiences in a safe environment and encourage socialization and play. The Los Altos Y also runs summer day camps (traditional camp for grades K-5, All-In-Adventure for grades 6-8, specialty camp for grades 1-8) at Minnie Gant Elementary and the Y itself. The provider is on the Harbor Regional Center's vendor list for child day care. The YMCA has a financial assistance page.","categories":["school-age-care"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","childcare":{"setting":"center"},"traits":{"insurance":["regional-center"],"offers":["before-care","after-care"],"topics":["vendored-harbor","several-la-sites","ymca"],"goals":["social"]},"source":{"url":"https://www.lbymca.org/","name":"Harbor Regional Center service provider resource list, September 2025","fetched":"2026-10-12"}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.lbymca.org/lakewood-after-school","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}